Kettel hat brim

Hugo de Stonham · Post by **Hugo de Stonham** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:26 pm

I'm in the prosses of making a kettel hat and was wondering about how wide should the brim of the helmet? I wish I could post some progress pics right now but I don't have a realy good camera (all I have at hand is a quick cam).

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Hugo de Stonham · Post by **Hugo de Stonham** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:54 pm

heck I guess I'll post some progress pics (I love to see others). I appologize if they are realy crappy but its the best I can do for now.

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/darkshadow77872/lst?.dir=/Yahoo!+Photo+Album/armour&.src=ph&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/

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JPT · Post by **JPT** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 9:20 pm

Grendel,

You might want to take a look at the kettle hat pattern in the archive.

http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/kettle_helm_jurgen/

Not sure just how the brim will mate up with your top, but it's a place to start ...

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Egfroth · Post by **Egfroth** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:02 pm

What period's it from? Have a look at contemporary pics from that period and use them as a guide.

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Hugo de Stonham · Post by **Hugo de Stonham** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:25 am

I'm not sure on the period but I'm going to say late 13th to early 14th century. I do have the pattern for the kettel hat on the archive but I figured if I made the top simmilar to a spangelhelm then it would be relatively easy. I'm not sure how period it would be but I've seen it made this way in a few movies.

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